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New member from SoCal
Hello everyone. Recently retired Navy in San Diego, CA. First bike was a 2007 Honda Shadow, followed by a 2003 Honda CBR 929RR.
Bought my first Harley Davidson 4 years ago, a 2017 Dyna Street Bob that I sold about a month ago because I want to move up to a bagger. Not in a rush because I've got some renovations that the wife wants us to do on the house. I recently test rode a '20 Indian Chieftain, '21 HD Road Glide Special and Street Glide Special. Waiting to test ride the Indian Challenger. So far I'm leaning toward purchasing a used (2019-2020) Road Glide Special but won't be ready till about Oct-Dec. Got an email from local Harley stating zero down with zero interest on new 2021 models. Again, I'm not looking to make any major purchases until after home renovations. Figure that'll give me time to save up and use the $13k I got for selling my Dyna. Any recommendations from the group?
Bought my first Harley Davidson 4 years ago, a 2017 Dyna Street Bob that I sold about a month ago because I want to move up to a bagger. Not in a rush because I've got some renovations that the wife wants us to do on the house. I recently test rode a '20 Indian Chieftain, '21 HD Road Glide Special and Street Glide Special. Waiting to test ride the Indian Challenger. So far I'm leaning toward purchasing a used (2019-2020) Road Glide Special but won't be ready till about Oct-Dec. Got an email from local Harley stating zero down with zero interest on new 2021 models. Again, I'm not looking to make any major purchases until after home renovations. Figure that'll give me time to save up and use the $13k I got for selling my Dyna. Any recommendations from the group?
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Welcome from Spartan Country, Michigan!
I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding.
Good Luck!!
I tell a lot of new comers to the forum to get: Factory Service manual and the Parts manual. Get a three ring binder and record all your maintenance, repairs, accessories, etc. This will be a great reminder of what was done when. And great material to pass along to the new owner should you sell and upgrade. Also know how large your fuel tank is, and record your fuel usage. I have an app called Simply Auto that I record all my fuel used. I use the odometer and use the fuel gage as reference only. I reset the odometer to zero on fill ups, and I know I can safely get 200 miles on a tank on around town riding.
Good Luck!!
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From: Honah Lee
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.... Welcome from Hampton Roads Virginia. ____ 
Just in case you have not done both of these two important items!
Be sure to add an Avatar of your favorite shot in the USER set up for the small picture you will see in the top left corner of your post.
And most importantly a Signature Line in your USER set up for your bike model, year, and all the letters that Harley recognizes it with.
(See mine below my bike picture.)
This enables others to know your exact model if you ever ask a question or another member interested in it may ask you a question about it....
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.... Welcome from Hampton Roads Virginia. ____ Just in case you have not done both of these two important items!
Be sure to add an Avatar of your favorite shot in the USER set up for the small picture you will see in the top left corner of your post.
And most importantly a Signature Line in your USER set up for your bike model, year, and all the letters that Harley recognizes it with.
(See mine below my bike picture.)
This enables others to know your exact model if you ever ask a question or another member interested in it may ask you a question about it....
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